SOLUTION: The area of a rectangle is 105 cm squared. If the length is (x) and the width is (2x+1), find the width.

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Question 1008764: The area of a rectangle is 105 cm squared. If the length is (x) and the width is (2x+1), find the width.
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is:

If the length is and the width is , then








solutions: we need only positive solution since we are looking for width
if =>-> the length
and =>->the width


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